91麻豆天美 hosts annual Miss Maroon and White Pageant themed 鈥楢 Night in Paris鈥
Contact: Aspen Harris
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥擳hirty-four students will compete for the title of Miss Maroon and White 2023 at 91麻豆天美 on March 22.
The winner will be selected along with four Maroon and White beauties in Lee Hall鈥檚 Bettersworth Auditorium. Open to the public, the event hosted by the Student Association begins at 7 p.m., with doors opening at 6:30 p.m.
Admission is $15 for the general public and $10 for 91麻豆天美 students. Tickets are available at the door.
With the theme 鈥淎 Night in Paris,鈥 each contestant will compete in the areas of interview, evening gown and on-stage question.
Miss Maroon and White will receive a sash and crown, and beauties will receive a bouquet of flowers.
In addition to Mississippi, this year鈥檚 contestants represent Alabama, Arkansas, South Carolina and Tennessee. They include (by hometown):
AIKEN, South Carolina鈥擜very Gray, a freshman professional meteorology major.
BATESVILLE鈥擪ylie Stephens, a sophomore animal and dairy sciences/pre-veterinary major.
BRANDON鈥擬egan McMinn, a sophomore fashion design and merchandising major.
CARTHAGE鈥擜nna Johnston, a freshman kinesiology major.
CLINTON鈥擜bigail Farr, a junior business management major; and Joise Nasekos, a senior environmental economics and management major.
GLUCKSTADT鈥擟hloe Carter, a sophomore communication/broadcast journalism major.
GRENADA鈥擧annah Briscoe, a junior business administration major.
HAMILTON, Alabama鈥擭atalie Robertson, a freshman communication/broadcast journalism major.
HARTSELLE, Alabama鈥擧annah Gregory, a senior secondary education major.
HATTIESBURG鈥擜very Hudson, a freshman nutrition major; and Merrit McLemore, a freshman communication major.
HOUSTON鈥擜ddyson Crump, a junior communication/public relations major; and Katherine Hill, a freshman criminology major.
JACKSON鈥擫iliana Hewitt, a sophomore English major.
KOSCIUSKO鈥擜dyson Poole, a senior landscape architecture major; and Austin Jones, a freshman accounting major.
LEXINGTON, South Carolina鈥擩adyn Snider, a freshman animal and dairy sciences/pre-veterinary major.
LOUISVILLE鈥擟hloe Weeks, a sophomore psychology major; and Kaylee Gregory, a junior microbiology major.
MADISON鈥擜mari Cooper, a sophomore biological sciences and social work double major; and Helen Horecky, a junior communication/public relations major.
MERIDIAN鈥擟hloe Woodall, a freshman biological sciences major.
MOBILE, Alabama鈥擡lizabeth Bergman, a freshman civil engineering major; and Madeleine Thompson, a senior communication/public relations major.
MONTGOMERY, Alabama鈥擬argaret McNeill, a junior biological sciences major.
NASHVILLE, Tennessee鈥擜niyah McKissic, a freshman music education major.
PHILADELPHIA鈥擬eredith Adams, a freshman marketing/integrated digital marketing major.
SALTILLO鈥擜nnabelle Bunch, a senior communication/broadcast journalism major.
SEARCY, Arkansas鈥擟arson McFatridge, a sophomore wildlife, fisheries and aquaculture major.
SOUTHAVEN鈥擪yla Brown, a junior aerospace engineering major.
STARKVILLE鈥擟laire Farmer, a sophomore special education major; and Makenzie Stone, a sophomore communication/public relations major.
WALNUT GROVE鈥擲hemah Crosby, a junior anthropology major.
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